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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: samuelmarc@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:52:35 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?JOINT=20VENTURE=20IN=20BUSINESS=20INVESTMENT?=


Sir,
WE WRITE TO SIGNIFY OUR INTEREST IN DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU.I AM ALHAJI
KUNLE AJAYI CHAIRMAN
CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES,NIGERIA.

www.nigerianoil-gas.com/upstream/nnpc.html.
WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESION SINCE 1999/2000 THE SUM OF US$250,000,000.00(TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)WHICH WE HAVE EMASSED THROUGH OVER INVOICING
OF CONTRACT FULLY
EXECUTED AND COMMISSIONED WITH THE DIFFERENT FOREIGN CONTRACTORS DUELY PAID.
I AM IN SEARCH OF A FOREIGN PARTNER TO ASSIST USIN THE TRANSFER OF US$67,000,000.00
THIS SAID
FUNDS CAME AS A RESULT OF AN OVER INVOICING OF FOREIGN CONTRACTORS.WE SEEK
YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
IN TRANSFERRING THIS SUBSEQUENT AMOUNT TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT OVERSEAS,WE
ARE STILL IN ACTIVE
SERVICE WITH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION(NNPC)AND WE ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO OPERATE A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT BASED ON THIS,WE SEEK YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN THIS MUTUAL
BENEFIT
TRANSACTION,YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO:
1)ASSIST IN TRANSFER OF THE SAID FUNDS
2)ADVICE ON LUCRATIVE AREAS OF INVESTMENT
3)ASSIST US IN PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES
I AM GLAD TO LET YOU KNOW THAT 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE FOR YOUR SERVICES,10%
WILL BE SET
ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES WE MIGHT INCURED BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL WHILE
60% WILL BE FOR ME AND
MY COLLEAGUES WHICH WE INTEND TO REINVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY WITH YOU INTO
ANY VIABLE BUSINESS
VENTURE YOU WILL ADVICE US.
WHILE THANKING YOU IN ANTICIPATION FOR YOUR FAVOURABLE CONSIDERATION,WE
ASSURE YOU OF OUR
WILLINGNESS AND MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
WE WILL APPRECIATE YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THROUGH OUR DIRECT EMAIL FOR
THE SECURITY AND
SECRECY OF THIS TRANSACTION.
EMAIL:abubakarmusa@nnpccontractverificationpanel.com
YOURS FAITHFULLY
ALHAJI KUNLE AJAYI.
CHAIRMAN(CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE)




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